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Professor Amparo Pamela Fabe
Professor Amparo Pamela Fabe is a Professor of Financial Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime at the National Police College, Philippines. She is a specialist in Countering Violent Extremism.
Articles by Professor Amparo Pamela Fabe
Countering Disinformation in the South China Sea
Prashanth Parameswaran 
2025 Disinformation in the South China Sea is a complex challenge requiring a multi-pronged effort and global cooperation.
When Push Comes to Shove
China’s persistent aggressive tactics threaten the territorial integrity of the Philippines and the international maritime order.
Optimism Tempered with Reasonable Caution: The State of Philippine Cryptocurrency Regulations
The Philippine regulatory authorities aim to achieve the broader goals of fostering financial inclusion, promoting competition and delivering better outcomes for society. These goals are also pertinent to the cryptocurrency industry. Nevertheless, trust is needed to maintain the societal conventions regarding the use of money.
A Matter of Firm Resolve: The Philippine’s Strategic Posture in the South China Sea
The Philippines has upheld international law on the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared that the 2016 Arbitral Award “is now part of international law, beyond compromise and beyond the reach of passing governments to dilute, diminish or abandon.”
The Dynamics of Terrorist Recruitment Across Online Platforms: Taking it to the Next Level
Trumping traditional media, the Islamic State in East Asia has gone digital to reach the masses.
Striving for Peace in the Philippines amidst Increased Combat-readiness and Continued Recruitment of Women and Children
Female and children combatants of the different terrorist groups operating in the Philippines possess a myriad of skills. For women, this includes identifying safe havens for fighters, while children help provide surveillance activities of the police and military units in the area.
The Shape of Contemporary Conflict in Southeast Asia: How Violent Extremism has Changed Our Women and Children
Women and children aligned with terrorist groups leverage gender and age dynamics for their benefit by claiming ignorance of terrorist acts so as to minimize their culpability.
Why are CPP-NPA Terrorists Deadlier than Religious Extremists?
Armed Forces of the Philippines’ official records show that the NPA communist-terrorist group has killed 13,304 of its troops from 1975 to June 2020. This is four times the soldiers killed by the MNLF and the MILF, and 5.5 times the soldiers killed by the Abu Sayyaf Group.
